People & Body · Emoji 4.0

🚶‍♂️Man Walking Emoji

Generally, 🚶‍♂️ means a man is walking. It’s often used to illustrate that someone is moving or taking a walk.

The 🚶‍♂️ emoji represents a man walking.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Released
2016
Shortcode
:man-walking:
Skin tones
Yes
U+1F6B6 +3Your device
🚶‍♂️

01 — Meaning

What does the 🚶‍♂️ Man Walking emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, 🚶‍♂️ means a man is walking. It’s often used to illustrate that someone is moving or taking a walk. It’s a simple way to show you're thinking about someone walking. 🚶‍♂️ sits in hand emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.
Where it comes from
The 🚶‍♂️ emoji represents a man walking. People use it to show movement, a journey, or just to indicate someone is out and about. It can be used in conversations about travel, exercise, or simply a casual observation of someone walking. It often conveys a sense of activity or someone going somewhere.
Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 10 of them.

amble emojigait emojihike emojiman emojipace emojipedestrian emojistride emojistroll emojiwalk emojiwalking emoji

02 — Platforms

Man Walking emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the man walking as 5 vendors ship it.

Man Walking emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Man Walking emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Man Walking emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Man Walking emoji on Facebook
FacebookFacebook, Messenger
Man Walking emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Skin tones

Man Walking emoji skin tones

🚶‍♂️ supports all five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers. Each one is a separate character sequence — tap any to copy it.

04 — Copy & codes

Man Walking emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :man-walking:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F6B6.

05 — How to type

How to type the 🚶‍♂️ Man Walking emoji

No picker to hand? The man walking can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “man walking”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “man walking”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :man-walking: and it converts to 🚶‍♂️ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🚶‍♂️, in CSS \1F6B6\200D\2642\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F6B6}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

06 — Download

Man Walking emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the man walking as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 5 of them.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Man Walking emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Man Walking emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Man Walking emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Man Walking emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Man Walking emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

07 — Combinations

Man Walking emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around man walking for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
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Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

08 — In conversation

What 🚶‍♂️ means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl
When a girl sends you 🚶‍♂️, she might be saying she’s going out, meeting someone, or just feeling independent. Sometimes, it can be a playful way of saying she’s taking a walk and thinking of you. It’s usually not a huge deal, but context matters.
From a guy
A guy sending 🚶‍♂️ could mean he’s heading out, he’s going for a run, or he's just making a general statement about movement. It can also be a casual way to say he’s thinking about you while he’s on the move. It's usually pretty straightforward.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🚶‍♂️, you could reply with: “Where are you going? 🚶‍♂️” or “Enjoy your walk! 🚶‍♂️😊” or “Sounds nice 🚶‍♂️👍” or “Let’s go! 🚶‍♂️💨”.
Used in a sentence

09 — Apps

What 🚶‍♂️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F6B6, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, 🚶‍♂️ means a man is walking. It’s often used to illustrate that someone is moving or taking a walk. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🚶‍♂️ with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides, and holding it lets you pick a skin tone. A message with only 🚶‍♂️ in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :man-walking:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🚶‍♂️ looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🚶‍♂️ from the copy button above.

11 — Difference

🚶‍♂️ vs 💇‍♂️ — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🚶‍♂️ Man Walking

Unicode name: Man Walking

Code: U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F · added 2016

Shortcode: :man-walking:

Generally, 🚶‍♂️ means a man is walking.

💇‍♂️ Man Getting Haircut

Unicode name: Man Getting Haircut

Code: U+1F487 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F · added 2016

Shortcode: :man-getting-haircut:

It usually just means someone is getting a haircut or talking about hair.

Open 💇‍♂️ Man Getting Haircut →

12 — History

Where the 🚶‍♂️ Man Walking emoji came from

It arrived with the 4.0 release of the standard, which dates the man walking to 2016.

Twitter / XTwemoji
Man Walking emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Man Walking emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Man Walking emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Man Walking emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2016
Added to the standard

Man Walking was approved as U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 4.0 (2016). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 5 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🚶‍♂️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

13 — FAQ

Man Walking emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🚶‍♂️ Man Walking emoji mean?
Generally, 🚶‍♂️ means a man is walking. It’s often used to illustrate that someone is moving or taking a walk. It’s a simple way to show you're thinking about someone walking.
What does 🚶‍♂️ mean from a girl?
When a girl sends you 🚶‍♂️, she might be saying she’s going out, meeting someone, or just feeling independent. Sometimes, it can be a playful way of saying she’s taking a walk and thinking of you. It’s usually not a huge deal, but context matters.
What does 🚶‍♂️ mean from a guy?
A guy sending 🚶‍♂️ could mean he’s heading out, he’s going for a run, or he's just making a general statement about movement. It can also be a casual way to say he’s thinking about you while he’s on the move. It's usually pretty straightforward.
How do you reply to the 🚶‍♂️ emoji?
If someone sends you 🚶‍♂️, you could reply with: “Where are you going? 🚶‍♂️” or “Enjoy your walk! 🚶‍♂️😊” or “Sounds nice 🚶‍♂️👍” or “Let’s go! 🚶‍♂️💨”.
What else is the 🚶‍♂️ emoji called?
Man Walking is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “amble emoji”, “gait emoji”, “hike emoji”, “man emoji”, “pace emoji”, “pedestrian emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.
What is the Unicode code for 🚶‍♂️?
The Man Walking emoji is U+1F6B6 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 4.0 (2016). In HTML you can write it as 🚶‍♂️, and in CSS as \1F6B6\200D\2642\FE0F.
How do I copy and paste the 🚶‍♂️ emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🚶‍♂️ goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :man-walking: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🚶‍♂️ look the same on every phone?
No. Man Walking is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F6B6. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.